TheBounce Pod

Ben Karpinski brings you closer to the world of sports through his daily feature on The Gareth Cliff Show. Come for the colourful current affairs, stay for the unique insights and interviews of sports people adding so much to our everyday sporting landscapes.

Football is back in our lives this weekend, Ben gives a little English Premiership preview. Floyd Mayweather’s last fight, the Jean De Villiers question, MTN8 and the Proteas dropping De Kock, it’s all here for your sporting enjoyment.

Ben does his best to cover what is happening in the swimming, before moving onto doping! Find out who Dick Pound is, along with all the Springbok injuries as they gear up for a double header against the Argies. Tuesday is also poll day, so get ready to cast your vote.

Neal Collins is back, this time he is chatting FIFA presidential candidates. Ben then also talks about the Arsene vs Jose rivalry, how Frisbee could become a feature at the Olympics and what’s happening at the FINA World Championships.

What is happening in The Ashes? Ben chats to a rather depressed Dennis Freedman about the Aussies’ woes, before getting back into the murky state of the Rio Olympics. Poll results, then a variety of golf news from good to the crap. Literally…

The English are somehow back on top in the Ashes, and the Proteas are back in action in Bangladesh. Ben delves deep into the Proteas’ current ‘transitional’ stage and asks a couple of big questions. Some more cricket news, dead fish and football round things off.

FIFA’s PR remains in a dark place with the addition of Putin’s blessings, so John Oliver sums things up. It’s a big week in cricket with The Ashes returning so Ben chats to an Australian, while also touching on the unfortunate passing of Clive Rice.

Sepp Blatter is hanging out with real life Bond villain Vladimir Putin and naturally this is funny. The Proteas will tour India for 72 days and the Boks have much to ponder with regards to Jean De Villiers. All this, the poll and an inaudible Irishman here.

Is it all doom and gloom with the Springboks? Ben has a strong view on this to kick start the week, along with a catch up on the weekend’s golf, F1, Tour de France, cricket and of course… synchronized swimming.

So much doping in sport this week, and no, Ben’s not just talking Tour de France. He shines the drug light on other sporting codes, while also looking at the All Black team for Saturday, and the golf for the weekend. Finally, Ben wraps the week up with the poll results.

Racism in sport has reared its ugly head again. A Korean golfer has to go back to the army and Liverpool have finally managed to spend some Stirling money. Ben brings us all of this and a look into the Bok team for Saturday.